I would call something you say racist , if it were racist. And I should ,of course. Another rightwing line that LM has is discouraging using or terming many things as "racist". This is a racist position itself. This is one of the racists' main positions today. In other words, LM has a generally racist line on the use of the term "racist". We need more calling out of racism as racist, not less as you imply., It is not some political error to frequently use the term "racist", as you think. The political error and racist position is to speak as you do below,as if people are being called racist too much. Au contraire, my chauvinist "leftist".
This is exactly what my previous post means. It is not disagreeing with me per se that caused my comment, but the politically incorrect substance of your positions on Seattle that I very appropriately label "Tory" and imply is chauvinist.
CB
>>> Russell Grinker <grinker at mweb.co.za> 12/09/99 12:54AM >>>
Charles
What exactly is this supposed to mean? If I disagree with you is it the done thing in your circles to call you a Republican or even a racist?
R
>A bunch of ye ole Tories would know, wouldn't ye ?
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>CB
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>>>> Russell Grinker <grinker at mweb.co.za> 12/07/99 01:03PM >>>
>No Charles, the logic was good ol' American chauvinist protectionism.
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>Russell
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Brown <CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us>
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
>Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 6:30 PM
>Subject: RE: LM, doing the Virginia Postrel thing
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>>Indeed, a Boston Tea Party OF A NEW TYPE. When capitalists destroy
>property it is called "creative destruction". When steelworkers and
>anarchists or Indians in Potlatch destroy property it is called "Ludditism"
>and "violence" and fetishism. Why did the Americans in Boston Harbor
>dressup like Indians ?
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>>The logic of this debate was practical-critical activity.
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>>CB
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>>>>> Max Sawicky <sawicky at epinet.org> 12/07/99 08:35AM >>>
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>>>Max Sawicky wrote:
>>>Well wasn't this article a piece of shit.
>>>Where's Heartfield these days?
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>>Yes, now that you Americans have had your 1905, logical debate is
>apparently
>>no longer required and abuse will suffice. Maybe Max can give a bit of
>>background on who organised the updated Boston Tea Party during which
>>foreign steel was dumped into a harbour during the WTO events. LBOers may
>>have missed this in their excitement over all the other activity in
>Seattle.
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>>Russell
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>Indeed for some things logical debate is not required.
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>>I don't know about the tea party, but if it was the
>>steelworkers it sounds o.k. to me.
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>>mbs
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